Journal
DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Volume 85, Issue 1, Pages 16-18Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2016.01.004
Keywords
Malaria; Surveillance; Diagnostics; Microscopy; PCR; Rapid diagnostic test; RDT; Latent class analysis
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- National Institutes of Health [5R01AI107949]
- National Science Foundation [BSC-1339949]
- Division Of Behavioral and Cognitive Sci
- Direct For Social, Behav & Economic Scie [1339949] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Malaria surveillance is critical for control efforts, but diagnostic methods frequently disagree. Here, we compare microscopy, PCR, and a rapid diagnostic test in 7137 samples from children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo using latent class analysis. PCR had the highest sensitivity (94.6%) and microscopy had the lowest (76.7%). (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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